Douglas Letter, Senior Attorney in the Appellate Staff of the Department of Justice’s Civil Division, was appointed Terrorism Litigation Counsel in March 2002. Since then, he has litigated many of the terrorism-related cases the government is involved in, including the Guantanamo detainee cases and Humanitarian Law Project v. Holder (argued in the Supreme Court on Feb. 23), in the courts of appeal. Mr. Letter’s experience with the government’s terrorism-related cases is unparalleled. Join us for a discussion of his work, spanning three administrations, led by Prof. Oona Hathaway.

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Prior to Mr. Letter’s discussion with ACS, CDO has arranged for him to serve as a Mentor in Residence. Sign up in CDO to talk with Mr. Letter about his extensive career; time slots are available between 10 am – 11:40 am.

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Douglas Letter joined the Department of Justice in 1978, under the Attorney General’s Honors Program. Mr. Letter currently serves as both the Terrorism Litigation Counsel and Appellate Litigation Counsel in the Civil Division at DOJ. In 1994-1995, Doug was an Associate Counsel to the President in the White House. He also served in the Attorney General’s Office in 1999. Mr. Letter has argued cases on behalf of the United States before the Supreme Court and each of the United States Courts of Appeals. He has represented the United States in a variety of significant matters, and primarily handles cases involving national security, Presidential authority and constitutional separation of powers, First Amendment speech, foreign governments sued in U.S. courts, civil and criminal enforcement of consumer protection laws, and the False Claims Act. Doug is also an adjunct professor at the George Washington University School of Law. He was elected to two terms on the D.C. Bar Board of Governors, and currently serves as the DOJ representative on the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Committee.